Since 1947 Yachts & Yachting has been famed for its excellent coverage of all aspects of racing, from local dinghy and keelboat events to the heights of the Olympic Games, America's Cup and Volvo Ocean Race. As well as the top end events, each issue is full of vital information, including technique and tips from some of the best coaches in the sport, interviews and profiles, kit and equipment guides, as well as tests of the latest new boats.

WELCOME A HISTORIC YEAR AHEAD

Sailing Today

50 degrees south

Home comforts

Hazy Days

A LOOK BACK AT 2020 • A rollercoaster season for everyone, but amid the sadness and uncertainty there were many great moments

THE YEAR AHEAD FOR RACING • The pandemic may have curtailed regattas in 2020, but 2021 could be one of the most historic years in British sailing. Georgie Corlett-Pitt looks at highlights on the water that simply cannot be missed…

THE YEAR AHEAD FOR CRUISING • Editor of Sailing Today with Yachts & Yachting, Sam Jefferson, considers the year ahead for cruising sailors

THE YEAR AHEAD FOR CLASSIC BOATS • Classic Boat editor Steffan Meyric-Hughes looks at the boat launches, people and trends that are likely to shape 2021 in the wooden boat world

GREAT EXPECTATIONS • Poole sailor Pip Hare’s Vendée Globe dream was in need of a lifeline, when an email arrived out of the blue from Silicon Valley

“For my money this is the most exciting sporting challenge on earth”

Med time • Med charter companies are ready and waiting for us, with bolstered safety measures ashore and on board. Sam Jefferson suggests some destinations and talks to charter businesses

CONTACTS

Charter prep in a time of Covid-19

AMERICA’S CUP COUNTDOWN • Over the first three months of 2021, all eyes will be on Auckland as the 36th America’s Cup gets underway. 170 years on, can the British finally win it?

BEN AINSLIE ALL SET FOR AUCKLAND • Every America’s Cup has its challenges, but AC36 brought more than its fair share even before the teams arrived in Auckland, as Sir Ben Ainslie tells Georgie Corlett-Pitt

PAUL GOODISON KEEPING IN TRIM • Paul Goodison won Olympic gold for Britain and is now sailing with the Americans. Does he secretly wish he was sailing with INEOS?

32 BOATS OF NOTE • From blue water cruisers to wooden dinghies, 2021 promises a bumper crop of exciting boats. We take a look at recent launches and what is to come

HOME COMFORTS • A holiday away from the crowds, easily accessible by car – and that’s not to mention the world-class cruising grounds you’ll find. A UK charter may suit our times well, suggests

ON THE WINDS OF WAR • General Patton’s plan to sail When and If around the world was never realised, but current owner Seth Salzmann intends to fulfil the boat’s destiny

GREEN DREAMS • Jimmy Cornell’s challenge of sailing around the world on a boat powered solely by wind and sun has given birth to a new Outremer, the 4Zero. We took it for a test sail

ELECTRIC POWER

SAM’S VERDICT

ECO-FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES

ESSENTIAL STUFF 39 WISHLIST ITEMS

BLADE RUNNERS • Fixed, folding or feathering? What are the options and do you need an an upgrade on your existing prop?

WHICH WINCHES? • What is the latest tech in deck hardware and how can it benefit racing and cruising sailors?

TOP TIP Rope attachment

KEY PRODUCTS

TOP TIP Minimise friction

DOUBLE AMBITION • Giles Scott’s goal to win the Olympics and America’s Cup in the same year remains on track, despite a blip at the Finn Europeans…

FLYING THE FLAG • Her rise has been meteoric and her helm Charlotte Dobson calls her ‘an absolute weapon’. Meet Sakia Tidey, selected for the 49erFX at the Tokyo...